Happy Birthday , CAIM
Creativity and innovation management journal has been an important part of my life for over 30 years. This year, the journal celebrates its 30th birthday and I almost forgot to send a birthday card. Instead, here is my podcast to all my friends at the journal.
If I go back in time, I remember that the journal came about after many years before when I practised my editing skills with an informal newsletter from Manchester business school.
By then my cofounder was Susan Moger who was to become my life helpmate, and undoubtedly the leading partner through her dedication to the journal subsequently.
Looking at an early copy, brought back memories of the founders internationally of creativity as a subject of professional and academic interest. In on sense, it was the little brother to innovation which was already for more established. The editorial and advisory panels began to include a Galaxy of talent, many of them distinguished professors and thought leaders.
Early names included Chris Argyris of Harvard University who was later succeeded by Teresa Amabile. In the innovation field, my old friend John Bessant was also an early supporter. When I spoke to him recently, he told me of his interests which includes online courses for Guitar musicians.
In Europe, The University of Twente was already active in technology, innovation and design, and Jan Buij was also a key figure and became a wonderful friend from the University of Delft.
Buffalo provided Sid Parnes, NYU Mo Stein, and several younger figures such as Mark Runco, founder of the Creativity Research Journal and now a distinguished figure in his own right. Professor Murakami in Japan helped the growing global reach of CIM.
The founding figures of the European Association for Creativity and Innovation were also lending their support.
The more formal journal came about in a way that was described by Petra who had such an important role together with Olaf Fisscher in the early 2000s. Those of you who know the work at Manchester will understand when I mean they represented a dream team, not only being creative but in their very different ways releasing the creativity of others ...
